blear : Idioms & Phrases

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blear-eyed

  • adjective satellite tired to the point of exhaustion
    bleary; bleary-eyed; blear.
WordNet
Blear"-eyed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
    The blear-eyed Crispin. Drant.
  2. Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; as, a blear-eyed bigot.
Webster 1913

To blear the eye of

  • to deceive; to impose upon. Obs.
Webster 1913